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FA Cup replay confirmed

Manchester United will play their FA Cup quarter final replay against West Ham on April 13.

The FA have announced the game will go ahead at 7pm at Upton Park.

But some United fans have been angered by the announcement, claiming West Ham’s official website had initially stated the game would go ahead on April 6.

High profile United fan Pete Boyle Tweeted West Ham chairman David Gold to vent his frustration, saying: “Your club announced the replay date v man Utd as April 6th. Me and mate booked train with @VirginTrains for game.

“Will you @DavidGoldWHU reimburse us or ask / @FootballAssoc or you arrange wth @VirginTrains to change our tickets please ?”

Not everyone is happy about the replay

Reds handed Laporte boost

Both United and City are reportedly interested in bringing in the Frenchman while Barcelona are also keen on signing him.

However Mundo Deportivo claim that Barca are unwilling to pay Laporte’s £39.2million release clause which gives United a major advantage over the Catalan club.

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West Ham date revealed

The Football Association have today confirmed that The Emirates FA Cup sixth-round replay between West Ham United and Manchester United is to be played at 7pm on Wednesday 13 April.

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Rashford or Rooney?

Marcus Rashford has put Louis van Gaal in an awkward position that will occupy the United manager’s thoughts during the international break.

While the derby match winner is away on England Under 20 duty in Doncaster, Wayne Rooney will be fine-tuning his comeback from a knee ligament injury.

The 30-year-old Reds captain is expected to be back in contention for a post-international break return against his former club Everton a week on Sunday at Old Trafford.

Van Gaal has stated on numerous occasions that as his skipper Rooney has “special privileges.” In other words a guaranteed place in United’s starting XI when fit.

That probably cancels out the Dutch manager’s other philosophy that preferably a player returning from an injury is eased back to first-team duty by playing for the Under 21s.

Rashford’s Etihad goal has presented Van Gaal with a dilemma.

Few 18-year-olds are thrown into non-stop senior action following their debuts but Rashford has had to be used in all eight United matches since his two-goal bow against Midtjylland at home in the Europa League.

Rojo in training

United make bid for Napoli ace

In yet more transfer news from today, United have made an offer for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

This one comes from the, sometimes untrustworthy, source of Gianluca Di Marzio who claim that United and Bayern Munich are taking steps to signing the Senegal star.

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Special moment from the Special Juan

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Reds in control of Kroos deal

The international break seems to be a gold mine for transfer news and this one is no different.

And it sounds like more good news for United with reports suggesting that they are the frontrunners for Real Madrid ace Toni Kroos.

These reports come from French outlet RMC who claim that Ed Woodward is preparing a £39.2million bid for the German.

Kroos has struggled to nail down a first-team place for Los Blancos and with Zinedine Zidane looking to stamp his mark on the side it looks as though Kroos will be allowed to leave.

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Taking it easy

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Memphis' new boots

Memphis Depay is known for his elaborate lifestyle but it looks as though he could be bringing some of that on to the pitch as well.

(Image: Eamonn Clarke)

His passion for cars is one thing and we all remember those garish Mothers Day inspired boots but it looks like there’s more on the way.

The Dutch international is expected to be wearing the new £160 limited edition Under Armour SpeedForm studs when Holland take on France in Amsterdam on Friday.

These boots are apparently inspired by the upcoming Batman vs Superman film coming out also on Friday. What a coincidence.

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Antonio on international duty

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Brussels support

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Bebe: Things would be different

Former United flop Bebe believes that if he were to go back to Old Trafford now it would be different.

“It left me good and bad memories, in this case because of the injuries,” he reportedly told A Bola.

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“I arrived there when I was 19, didn’t speak a word in English but I dealt with it alone, went out to buy clothes and food and could manage to make them understand me.

“I learned a lot, everyone came to me to help, things didn’t go well, I could have enjoyed it a bit more but I don’t regret,” he added.

“It’s not easy to go from the Portuguese third division to one of the best clubs in the world. If it happened now, with what I know, it would be different.”

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Brussels support

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Jose has big plans

The idea of Jose Mourinho taking over at Old Trafford could mean bigger changes than originally thought.

Louis van Gaal remains in a perilous position as United boss with the Portuguese coach still the favourite to land the managers job.

Despite being linked with a number of transfers it seems that Jose has a bigger plan in mind.

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Mourinho’s first plan will be to appoint a sporting director with Atletico Madrid’s Andrea Berta the man the former Chelsea boss wants for the job, according to reports.

However the Telegraph claims that United’s board may resist initial changes to the club’s management structure.

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Nemanja on tour

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Reds close on Chong

United are close to winning the race for Dutch wonderkid Tahith Chong.

The 16-year-old striker, who can also play on the wing and in midfield, impressed United’s scouts when he was on duty for Feyenoord’s Under 17 side at the Premier Cup held at United’s Carrington training complex last summer.

(Image: Tahith Chong Instagram)

City, Chelsea and Arsenal are also reportedly keen on the youngster but there is a definite interest from Old Trafford and the Reds want to put a deal in place.

Earlier this year Chong seemed adamant that he wanted to stay at Feyenoord’s academy.

Reds get boost in defender race

Both United and City are reportedly interested in bringing in the Frenchman while Barcelona are also keen on signing him.

However Mundo Deportivo claim that Barca are unwilling to pay Laporte’s £39.2million release clause which gives United a major advantage over the Catalan club.

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ICC fixtures

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Rashford v Messi v Ronaldo

Marcus Rashford is enjoying an incredible rise at United.

A month after starting for Warren Joyce’s Under-21s against Manchester City’s EDS at the Etihad Stadium he was scoring a derby winner for the first team.

His goal on Sunday was his fifth for Louis van Gaal’s senior team in just his eighth game.

After Anthony Martial picked up a hamstring injury ahead of the Europa League tie with FC Midtjylland at Old Trafford, Rashford was unexpectedly handed his debut and scored twice in a 5-1 win. Three days later, the 18-year-old scored twice in a 3-2 win over Arsenal on his Premier League debut.

The start to his career only narrowly beats Martial, who took nine games to score five goals for United.

Lionel Messi took 25 games to score five times for Barcelona after making his debut as a teenager in 2004. Cristiano Ronaldo needed 39 games to reach five goals for United when he arrived from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 while Wayne Rooney scored his fifth goal in his 20th senior game after breaking into the Everton team in 2002.